CLELAND, Joseph Maxwell (Max), a Senator from Georgia; born in Atlanta, Ga., August 24, 1942; grew
up in Lithonia and graduated from Lithonia High School 1960; graduated from
Stetson University, DeLand, Fla. 1964; received a Masters degree from Emory
University 1968; served in the U.S. Army, attaining the rank of captain
1965-1968; wounded in combat in Vietnam; member of the Georgia state senate
1971-1975; unsuccessful candidate for lieutenant governor 1974; consultant to
Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs 1975, professional Senate staff member
1975-1977; appointed administrator of United States Veterans Administration by
President Jimmy Carter in 1977, and served until 1981; Georgia Secretary of
State 1982-1996; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1996, and
served from January 3, 1997 to January 3, 2003; unsuccessful candidate for
reelection in 2002.

Bibliography

Cleland, Max.
Heart of a Patriot: How I Found the Courage to Survive Vietnam, Walter
Reed and Karl Rove. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2009; Cleland,
Max.
Strong at the Broken Places: A Personal Story. Atlanta:
Cherokee Publishing Co., 1986.